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Arrows flew, blood spattered, and people fell one after another.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Jin Mang felt that his breathing was almost stagnant.

After being attacked by iron feather arrows on the mountain road, he made the only decision to charge up the mountain with all the remaining soldiers and horses.

The enemy army occupies a favorable geographical position. At the foot of the mountain, no matter how hard they fight, it will be a dead end.

Only by making a desperate move and rushing into the mountains with the ambition to live towards death can we get a chance of life. If we capture the top of the mountain, we can take the mountain with us.

At that time, you can advance to attack and retreat to defend.

The long mountain road and the countless iron feather arrows did not make Jin Mang retreat, but instead inspired him to become more tenacious in fighting spirit.

With this fighting spirit, he inspired the soldiers and boosted their morale. This force of troops moved forward inexorably, supporting them as they poured into the mountains.

And now, in front, his own soldiers were holding up shields to resist arrows shot from all directions.

But at this moment, it is no longer like being in a mountain road. There are still mountains on both sides to protect you. You only need to raise your shield to resist the attack in front.

Now, they came to a more open field, but they encountered attacks from all directions.

Jin Mang understood that the enemy did not mean that they had run out of arrows, but that they were waiting for him to enter the next trap they set.

Flying iron feather arrows whizzed through the air, and they were shot from everywhere.

This makes it difficult for the shield soldiers to resist. The thick shield can block the front, but cannot block the sides. Even if only one shot is fired into the crowd, several people will die.

Now, it has really become a battle between trapped beasts.

In this Colosseum-like venue, everyone's life hangs on a thread.

Life and death no longer appear so distinct, and often become a fallen corpse in just a breath.

In the chaotic army, Jin Mang shouted:

"Don't mess up! Form a square formation!!"

With this roar, the defeated soldiers began to run.

Square formation, as its name suggests, the general is located in the middle of the formation, which is a combination of square formation and round formation, while at the outermost edge, there is a dense team of shield soldiers.

The square formation has a dense formation and extremely strong defensive power. However, the dense formation limits mobility and lacks changes, making it difficult to pursue and kill the enemy.

But at this time, Jin Mang was no longer allowed to make other decisions.

If it weren't for these iron feather arrows that were constantly being shot, he would definitely lead his army to charge directly and have a head-on confrontation with the opponent with real swords and guns.

In this current situation, we can only reduce casualties as much as possible and form a square formation to defend against the enemy, which can at least withstand the offensive.

The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and as long as there are still viable forces, there will be a turn for the better.

At this moment, defense is the only way to deal with the enemy's offensive.

Although the iron feather arrows were still firing, the soldiers still ran as hard as they could and formed a formation as quickly as possible.

There were a lot of casualties in the process, but there was no other way.

Time gradually passed, and after countless people died, the temporary square array was formed. When faced with these iron feather arrows, the casualties were greatly reduced.

Jin Mang finally got a chance to breathe.

Looking at the enemy troops in the distance, his face turned red and he gritted his teeth and said, "Hold!"

On the opposite side, seeing that Jin Mang had already formed a defensive formation with the soldiers, Li Jing's expression remained as usual.

"It would be useful if your army formed a formation when we were at the foot of the mountain, but after crossing the mountain, we lost our troops and generals. Now our troops and horses are less than half of the previous ones."

"There are still a group of wounded soldiers in this formation, how can we say it is strong?"

Li Jing shook his head, waved his hand, and ordered no more shooting.

In fact, there are really not many Iron Feather Arrows left at this point. In the previous attacks, a staggering number of Iron Feather Arrows were consumed.

But now facing these enemy troops huddled together, Li Jing decided to break the formation and annihilate them all!

Immediately, Li Jing said loudly:

"The Rikka Formation!"

"Kill them all!"

With an order, everyone started to move.

In the Rikka Formation, the six outer formations are regular soldiers, so they are square, and the central military formation inside are special soldiers, so they are round. They are very flexible during combat and can transform into each other.

In combat, the six-sided defense is very solid, but once attacked, the three square formations in front become a sharp knife that can penetrate directly into the enemy's army!

In addition, in the circular military formation in the middle, the general is in the middle and can continuously issue instructions to change the offensive according to the battlefield situation.

Of course, this requires the general who gives the order to have outstanding military talents and a keen judgment on the battlefield situation.

And Li Jing is the leader among them!

Li Jing, a man who made countless contributions during his military life, was called the "God of War" by later generations!

Ping Xiaoxian in the south, recruit Lingnan, and go down to the ninety-six prefectures; destroy the Eastern Turks in the north and capture Jieli Khan; defeat Tuyuhun in the west!

These achievements established his reputation as the God of War!

But now, in Li Jing's eyes, Jin Mang's troops were at the end of their strength.

Even though Jin Mang had the determination of a strong man to cut off his wrists, he rushed up the mountain with all his might, but here, there would only be one winner in the end!

The Land of Wild Geese, just as Qin Ze said a few days ago, this place will become a huge battlefield.

Anyone who steps into this place will never return when their way back is cut off!

Countless bones will be buried here!

At this moment, following Li Jing's order, thousands of troops and horses came out to kill Jin Mang in the square formation!

Jin Mang saw the enemy troops in front finally attacking head-on. Facing these soldiers and horses, his face became paler.

If he had held an army of 200,000 before, even if there were twice as many soldiers and horses as his on the opposite side, he dared to say that even if he couldn't defeat them, he would not be defeated. After forming a square formation, he would definitely be able to defend it.

But now he has less than half of his troops, and after these soldiers and horses have experienced high-intensity marching and resisting crossbows, most of them are out of breath at this moment.

Their previous charge on the mountain road had exhausted their energy.

They thought they would be able to fight the enemy head-on when they rushed out, but they were attacked by another round of iron feather arrows. This setback directly caused their spirit to lose.

As the so-called one-shot, and then decline, three and exhausted.

They were defeated at the bottom of the mountain, attacked in the middle of the mountain, and were attacked again when they came up, which already made them exhausted.

The previously mentioned opportunity of turning defeat into victory by attacking the mountain seemed to be an unattainable extravagant hope.

But now, even if they formed a formation, the soldiers were already pale, as if they had seen their death.

Not far away, I saw that the enemy troops had finally moved out, but the soldiers had lost their determination to go forward and fight. At this moment, they could only stay here and welcome the enemy's offensive.

"kill!"

Ahead, the thunderous shouts of killing became louder in the biting wind.

What followed was the trembling bodies of the soldiers and their panicked eyes.

Lieutenant General Peng Yue's face turned pale, and his lips were even a little purple. He raised his face and looked at Jin Mang with helpless eyes.

There was a "click" sound.

A drop of rain fell on Jin Mang's pale cheek, and the cold chill began to spread from his cheeks, soaking his face and soaking into his cold heart.

The sky has been gloomy for many days. After experiencing heavy fog and cold wind, the humidity in the air is getting higher and higher.

Finally, in the afternoon, scattered raindrops fell.

Looking at the enemy troops rushing forward, Jin Mang suddenly felt an unprecedented fatigue.

The fatigue swept through his body, making him feel cold.

A strand of black hair spread out from his forehead and fell into his eyes, stinging his eyes and blurring his vision.

He moved his lips and his voice was sad:

"I, Jin Mang, have gone through countless battles throughout my military life, but in the end, I was killed by my own people."

He gripped the spear in his hand tightly.

The rainwater slid down the barrel of the gun into the palm of his hand, and the cold touch made him clench his teeth and make a trembling voice:

"I, Jin Mang, committed a crime other than war."

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PS: It’s the last day of 2023. How was everyone’s year? Have you achieved the goals you set last year?

Youdao is like a fleeting time, and time waits for no one. Regardless of gains and losses this year, next year will be a new beginning.

The spring breeze is not far away, it is only in the east of the house. At the beginning of the new year, I wish you all have something to think about and gain something in the end.

Use dreams as horses, live up to your time, and move forward together! >︿<

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